Robert L. Major Sr.

Robert L. Major Sr., 66, of Kissimmee Fla., died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Easton. His wife is the former Nancy Appleby. The couple had been married for 47 years.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Robert and Gloria Driesbaugh Major. He attended Abington Heights High School. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a concrete mason.

Robert was a very hardworking man and loved his work.

Surviving, along with his wife, is a son, Robert Jr. and his wife, Heather, of Nazareth; a daughter, Nancy Klingel and her husband, Edward, of Kresgeville; a brother, Kenneth and his wife, Judy, of Midlothian, Va.; two sisters, Joann Scott and her husband, Richard, of Clarks Summit, and Judy Petty and her husband, William, of Clarks Summit; five grandchildren, Abigail Major and Nickolas, Christine, Samantha and Ernest Klingel; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the time of service Saturday, Jan. 19, at Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery, Dalton.